Texas News

New U.S. Census Bureau figures show Texas is the nation's second-largest state for population with about 27 million people. California was the nation's most populous state in 2014, with 38.8 million residents. The Austin-Round Rock area is the nation's third-fastest growing...

Agents with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's Field Operations Division conducted more than 900 stings at bars, clubs and other alcohol-selling establishments statewide March 9-20 as part of an effort to prevent alcohol sales to minors during Spring Break. In all, agents...

Agents with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's Field Operations Division conducted more than 900 stings at bars, clubs and other alcohol-selling establishments statewide March 9-20 as part of an effort to prevent alcohol sales to minors during Spring Break. In all, agents...

(from Williamson County and Cities Health District) For the sixth year in a row, Williamson County ranks as one of the healthiest counties in Texas. The 2015 County Health Rankings list Williamson County as the third healthiest place to live among 237 counties in Texas. Since...

(from Texas.gov) This spring, Texas.gov is launching its 2015 advertising campaign encouraging Texans to visit Texas.gov/Driver for all their driving-related government business. The new campaign features 30-second television commercials airing in the Austin area during March...

A Texas lawmaker's proposal to establish a 25-foot "buffer zone" around police engaged in keeping the peace is drawing fire from both legal experts and law enforcement groups, but for different reasons. Dallas-area House representative Jason Villalba introduced HB 2918, which...

Blue Bell issues its first-ever recall of some of its popular ice cream products. Blue Bell Ice Cream in institutional 3-ounce cups is being recalled for possible deadly contamination of listeria bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration says five people in Kansas became sick...

Two former top Justice Department lawyers say there is "no question" Ted Cruz is eligible for the presidency, in a new Harvard Law Review article that seeks to put to rest any doubt about the Texas Republican. "Despite the happenstance of a birth across the border, there is no...

A contentious debate is expected as a Texas House committee hears a bill barring state and local employees from licensing or recognizing same-sex marriages - even if the U.S. Supreme Court authorizes them. The "Preservation of Sovereignty and Marriage Act" by Magnolia Republican...